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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Life Skills Worker – Supported Accommodation
£27,694 - £30,518 pro rata, per annum. Pay award pending. This includes 2 atypicals payments for the requirement to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays for staff working on a rota basis.
Hours: Part Time – 18.5 hours per week
We are embarking on a new adventure within Solihull and introducing a Floating Support Service to support children and young people we care for.
We're looking for a compassionate, resilient, and motivated Life Skills Worker to join our Supported Accommodation Service. This is a rewarding opportunity to work across a range of settings, supporting young people aged 16–25 as they develop the skills they need to live independently.
As a Life Skills Worker, no two days are the same. You'll provide flexible support across supported accommodation, supported lodgings, and young people's own tenancies, ensuring every young person receives consistent, high-quality care when they need it most.
About The Role
We’ll provide a comprehensive induction and training, including a funded Level 4 qualification, where needed.
As a Life Skills Worker, you'll play a vital role in helping young people build the confidence, resilience, and practical skills they need to live independently. You'll develop positive, trusting relationships and act as a consistent role model, supporting young people with everyday life skills such as budgeting, cooking, maintaining their home, managing tenancies, and accessing education, employment, or training.
Working closely with social care, health, and education professionals and families, you'll help create positive outcomes while ensuring young people remain safe through effective safeguarding practice.
The role is varied and flexible, providing support across multiple services to maintain continuity of care, completing accurate records, support plans, and risk assessments, and celebrating every achievement as our young people progress towards independence.
This highly rewarding role offers the opportunity to make a real difference. By providing a safe, stable, supportive, and stimulating environment for our children, young people, and their families, you will help to create a strong foundation for a brighter future.
You won’t think twice about going above and beyond to enable our children and young people to achieve their full potential on their journey to adulthood.
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Our Offer to You
- A funded Level 4 qualification where required (please see further information below regarding eligibility criteria for completing an apprenticeship).
- Competitive pay
- High-quality training and coaching via our Children's Social Care Academy to support your continuous professional development
- A clear career pathway
- Access to our Local government pension
- 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years of service, and the opportunity to buy up to 10 days of additional leave per year
- Our Employee Assistance Programme – a 24-hour independent, free, and confidential advice and support service
- Family and carer-friendly policies
- Staff discounts, subsidized travel passes, and Cycle 2 Work Scheme
About You
You will hold a NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (or equivalent) OR you will have GCSE Maths and English grade C/4 or above (or equivalent) and will be willing to work towards and successfully complete a Level 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare within 2 (full-time) years of your appointment, as funded by us.
You will also have:
- Experience (paid or voluntary) working in a health, social care, or educational setting, having also previously dealt with challenging behaviors.
- A strong commitment to making a difference to our vulnerable children and young people to achieve their full potential.
- An understanding of Safeguarding, and an appreciation of its importance
- Great self-awareness, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build strong relationships with our children and young people.
- A passion for learning, self-reflection, and growth within this role; striving to deliver a high-quality service.
About Us
Our senior leaders bring extensive knowledge and experience in Children’s Regulated Services and are committed to creating a safe, nurturing environment that enables our children and young people to reach their aspirations, goals, and outcomes.
We use the PACE model to ensure our support is therapeutic, person-centred, and tailored to each child’s needs.
We focus on providing exceptional care while fostering an inclusive, positive environment where children can grow emotionally, personally, and educationally.
Contact Us
To apply, please click on the link. Your application should be in your own words and reflect your own personal experiences.
To find out more about this role or the many benefits of working for Solihull, please click here.
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If you have a specific question regarding these opportunities, please contact:
Cameron Bradley-King, Residential Operations Manager & Responsible Individual at cameron.bradley-king@solihull.gov.uk.
Closing date: Sunday 9 August 2026
Interviews to be held on: Monday 17 August 2026
Please note that we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship. If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, we regret that we won’t be able to progress your application.
Further Information
Please note, we are not accepting CVs for this opportunity.
This post also carries essential car user status, therefore you must be able to drive, have a driving license, and have access to a car, however, for disabled applicants, reasonable adjustments will be made where required.
Assessment for these opportunities will consist of a two-stage process:
- Stage one: A pre-screening phone call
- Stage two: Candidates who are successful at stage one will be invited to interview.
This post is subject to compliance checks in line with Schedule 2 requirements for working in a children’s home, including satisfactory references and a pre-employment medical check.
This post will also be subject to require a DBS check.
For candidates who will be required to complete an apprenticeship (Level 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare, as outlined in the person specification), in order to comply with apprenticeship government funding rules and entry requirements, candidates must meet all the following criteria:
- Possess a GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English and Maths (or equivalent)
- Have been resident in the UK for at least 3 years;
- Have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the apprenticeship (2 years for full-time employees, this will be longer for part-time employees);
- Be contracted to work at least 16 hours per week
This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.
Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.
Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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